Category Archives: Durham County

Nice ‘Farm Fresh’ coverage in today’s Herald-Sun

Posted on March 2, 2011 by didaniel

Nice piece in today’s Herald Sun (my hometown paper!) on “Farm Fresh.” About this excerpt: “The Durham writer grew up in Raleigh and returned to the Triangle after several years in Florida and Boston. What she found was an area … Continue reading →

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Farm Fresh public party and other Triangle farm-food events

Posted on February 25, 2011 by didaniel

All “Farm Fresh North Carolina” events below are free and open to the public. Bring your farm-loving friends! Monday, March 7, at 6 p.m. at Fullsteam Brewery, 726 Rigsbee Ave, Durham. “Farm Fresh North Carolina” book launch party featuring farmers … Continue reading →

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Area farms to be highlighted on NBC-17 Feb. 25

Posted on February 24, 2011 by didaniel

Update: See the TV segment and radio show, linked below. Went well!    Phew, had a mini-media blitz for the book today, including taping a 3-minute segment on “My Carolina Today” on NBC-17, followed by a very fun and free-wheeling chat … Continue reading →

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Walk, talk, eat with Taste Carolina

Posted on February 20, 2011 by didaniel

Saturday was a lovely day for a gourmet food tour! I hopped aboard Taste Carolina’s downtown Durham tour, led on this day by local resident Dean Michaels. (Tours also are held in Raleigh and Chapel Hill-Carrboro, and starting in March, … Continue reading →

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Durham co-op: listen on Friday, party on Sunday

Posted on February 10, 2011 by didaniel

All you co-op fans, please come support the Durham Central Market on Sunday, Feb. 13, at the star-studded Investment Campaign and Pep Rally for this co-op-in-progress. The event, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Trotter Building, 410 W. Geer … Continue reading →

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Food co-ops healthy inside and out

Posted on January 19, 2011 by didaniel

Informative, filling article on growth and relative health of Triangle food co-ops by Sue Stock in today’s News and Observer. The piece mentioned Chatham Marketplace in Pittsboro, Weaver Street Market of Carrboro (and beyond) and the in-the-works Durham Central Market, … Continue reading →

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High honor for Durham’s dining scene

Posted on January 8, 2011 by didaniel

So this morning I’m reading the New York Times’ feature “Where to Travel in 2011,” which is online now and will be in print in the travel section on Jan. 9 and I’m zipping through the entries, places like Koh Samui, … Continue reading →

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Sign up to cook; get free book

Posted on January 4, 2011 by didaniel

I’m excited about the new volunteer work I’ll start later this month with Cooking Matters, a program  hosted by the Inter-faith Food Shuttle in Raleigh.  After working on my book and being immersed in not only the farm world but … Continue reading →

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Hoppin’ mad for Hoppin’ John on Jan. 1

Posted on December 31, 2010 by didaniel

I’m so glad I don’t have to make my own Hoppin’ John this year because, frankly, it just never turns out as good as I think it should. Instead I’ll be at the Slow Food Triangle’s Southern New Year’s dinner at … Continue reading →

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Sheep, goats, Santa, and more on Dec. 18

Posted on December 14, 2010 by didaniel

Two great kid-friendly open-farm events are happening this Saturday in the Triangle, and if you plan your day right, you can hit them both.  Captain John S. Pope Farm in Cedar Grove, which specializes in pasture-raised dorper sheep, is holding … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving leftovers: your opportunity to act

Posted on November 25, 2010 by didaniel

In the “better-late-than-never” category, the October (!) issue of Ode magazine, with my story on food-waste fanatic and author Jonathan Bloom, is finally out in print. The only advantage over the online version is you get to see our photo … Continue reading →

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Six chefs and an author in Durham Nov. 14

Posted on November 12, 2010 by didaniel

My writer pal Ann Prospero (“Chefs of the Triangle”) will be joined by six chefs on Sunday, Nov. 14, in Durham, to discuss, well, chef and food things. Several farm-to-forkers are on the star-studded roster. Check it out here. Related posts:If it’s November, it … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Bloom talks (edible) trash in the Triangle

Posted on October 25, 2010 by didaniel

Food-waste expert, writer, and Durham resident Jonathan Bloom has three Triangle readings coming up, starting Thursday in Durham, based on his just-published book “American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About … Continue reading →

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Pumpkins from the ground, not the paved lot

Posted on October 22, 2010 by didaniel

Around this time people ask me where in North Carolina they can pick pumpkins, as opposed to “picking up” the ones sitting in a lot that were trucked in from who knows where. This list is not complete, but here are … Continue reading →

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Veggie love remains low, but there is hope

Posted on September 26, 2010 by didaniel

A story in Saturday’s New York Times is mostly discouraging but not at all surprising. Cleverly titled “Told to Eat Its Vegetables, America Orders Fries,” writer Kim Severson tells us that “despite two decades of public health initiatives, stricter government … Continue reading →

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Are you up to the ‘Farmer Foodshare Challenge’?

Posted on September 22, 2010 by didaniel

I’ve been reading a lot about the “Farmer Foodshare Challenge” this Saturday at these Triangle farmer’s markets: Carrboro Farmers’ Market, Durham Farmers’ Market, South Estes Farmers’ Market in Chapel Hill and the Western Wake Farmers’ Market in Cary. The challenge … Continue reading →

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Bon Appetit anoints Scratch Baking in best-of list

Posted on September 21, 2010 by didaniel

  Scratch Baking got a nice shout-out in the October issue of Bon Appetit (page 38) as being among the nationwide “Hot 10 Best Places for Pie.” The text mistakenly calls baker Phoebe Lawless a Durham Farmers’ Market “alum.” Luckily … Continue reading →

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A Prodigal feast at Eastern Triangle Farm Tour

Posted on September 20, 2010 by didaniel

The 5th annual Eastern Triangle Farm Tour was this past weekend, featuring a record 24 sites. While the Piedmont Farm Tour is larger, the Eastern version is growing yearly. Both are sponsored by the hard-working folks at Carolina Farm Stewardship … Continue reading →

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